Foster Farms presents the first vodka produced and distilled in the Hamptons from local potatoes! A potato-based vodka, it has hints of vanilla and a jammy flavor, which Beamer says is thanks to the high-quality spuds. “[They’re] not something I’m buying off the shelf from a wholesaler,” he says. PRODUCTION NOTES: Thanks to New York State legislation like the Farm Distillery Act and the New York Craft Act, small-scale alcohol producers have been popping up all over the state since 2007. In Long Island alone, there were two farm-based distilleries in 2011, now there are eight.